Esoph imped function test at St. Anne Hospital

16251 Sylvester Rd SW, Burien, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1558333682

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$418.58

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,370.77

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$346.60 with Kaiser vs $1,421.06 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $346.60 ↓ -17%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $346.60 ↓ -17%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $350.07 ↓ -16%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $357.00 ↓ -15%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $357.00 ↓ -15%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $357.00 ↓ -15%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $370.86 ↓ -11%
United Medicare|All Plans $374.33 ↓ -11%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $374.33 ↓ -11%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $377.79 ↓ -10%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $398.59 ↓ -5%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $589.44 ↑ +41%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $658.54 ↑ +57%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $665.47 ↑ +59%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $686.27 ↑ +64%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $702.04 ↑ +68%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $775.73 ↑ +85%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $822.47 ↑ +96%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $841.25 ↑ +101%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $889.49 ↑ +113%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $951.76 ↑ +127%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $986.96 ↑ +136%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $1,206.17 ↑ +188%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,233.70 ↑ +195%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $1,397.68 ↑ +234%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,397.68 ↑ +234%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,421.06 ↑ +239%

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Esoph imped function test at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $828.96 $250.04 – $1,189.57
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $828.96 $250.04 – $1,151.61
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $828.96 $250.74 – $1,189.57
Central Medical Center Seattle $904.00 not published
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $534.80 $242.87 – $1,246.27
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $604.99 $863.59 – $1,319.92
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $416.92 $411.71 – $1,028.08
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $454.00 $411.71 – $1,028.08

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